Fast Food

Fast food was a major part of my childhood; in fact, my family and I would eat it at least five times a week. My mother has never been fond of cooking every single day, and the access we had to fast food was ridiculous. The routine was simple; Mondays through Fridays we would eat McDonalds, or any restaurant alike, and weekends my mom would cook whatever was fast and delicious. Although we ate McDonalds constantly, what we ordered were the healthiest options: two McChickens and medium fries. In reality, the healthiest option was probably one McChicken and small fries, but that wouldn't fill up anybody. We stuck with our usual order of fast food every week for about five years or so; then, we started to notice our state of health. My brother and sister were just out of high school at the time, and they gained around forty pounds within six months. The rest of us were either overweight or just never felt good, so it was time to make a change. We had to start somewhere, so we decided to eradicate any sugar filled drinks, and expand from there. The shift from unhealthy to healthy was easier than we all thought, and it only took about three months to get accustomed to the new life we were living.

Today, fast food still has a place in our lives; however, we consume it only every Sunday of the week. My mom works on Sundays, so she gets home too exhausted to cook something for all of us. My dad absolutely hates cooking, so he’d much rather buy food for all of us; therefore, we head to the fast food restaurants. The options this time around are almost the same, burgers are still an option, but now we decided to add pizza to the equation. I realize how unhealthy that might sound, but it's not really bad. We still order the healthiest options in McDonalds, and we only eat about two maybe three slices of pizza each; In addition, we sometimes decide to purchase subway which is considered one of the most delicious yet healthy foods. The rest of the week consists of a ton of fruits and vegetables, so in terms of eating, we are pretty healthy. In terms of exercise, we are also really good; in fact, we all put in at least thirty minutes of exercise a day. Compared to other family's, we are extremely fit, at least in my opinion. To go from fast food six days a week, to fast food once a week was a lot easier than we originally thought, and I'm sure the same would be the same for others.